The carbon footprint of a public university campus in Mexico City

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 501-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Mendoza-Flores ◽  
Rodolfo Quintero-Ramírez ◽  
Irmene Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Campus

Confronting the Present

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Andrea Kölbel
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Campus ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Studies ◽  
Social Pressures ◽  
Made In

Chapter Four unpacks the decisions that students made in relation to their university studies. Drawing on the concept of ‘vital conjunctures’, it investigates to what extent students identified with somewhat stereotypical images projected onto the public university campus and explains how educated young Nepalis tried to negotiate numerous competing social pressures on an everyday basis. In an effort to comply with established notions of female and male respectability, the students made use of the campus in different and often unexpected ways. In shifting the focus of the analysis onto the reasons behind students’ absence from and presence on campus, the chapter calls attention to the spatial dimension of young people’s agency and, in so doing, advances our conceptual understanding of vital conjunctures of youth.

scholarly journals Combatting Food Insecurity on a Mid sized Public University Campus in the Midwest

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Jenny Manry ◽  
Shala Mills ◽  
Dorothy Ochs
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Public University ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Frozen Foods ◽  
Food Pantry ◽  
Survey Results

Students and faculty at a rural university in Western Kansas took steps to decrease food insecurity in the campus population through the establishment of a campus garden and food pantry. Over a two-year period, the campus garden was relocated and expanded to provide easy access to faculty, staff, and students. The campus food pantry was enhanced to include cold and frozen foods and well as staple items. Survey results showed an increase in participation of both the garden and food pantry over the two-year period.

scholarly journals Carbon Footprint Estimation in a University Campus: Evaluation and Insights

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Yañez ◽  
Arijit Sinha ◽  
Marcia Vásquez
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Main Campus ◽  
The University

Background: The University of Talca (UT), since 2012, has been annually tracking the carbon footprint (CF) based on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol for all its five campuses. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the trajectory for determining the CF on campuses and identify the stressors. Methods: GHG protocol separates emissions into three scopes—1) direct; 2) indirect; 3) other indirect emissions. This study reports the emissions on the Talca campuses that are related to Scopes 1 through 3. The data is closely studied to draw inferences on the factors most affecting CF and recommend improvements. Results: The estimation of the CF in Scope 1 and Scope 2 were 2 0.03 tCO2e and 0.25 tCO2e per person per year, respectively. Results show Scope 3, which measures indirect emissions generated by activities like transportation of people, produced the highest contribution of 0.41 tCO2e per person to the UT’s CF in 2016. Conclusions: The study strongly suggested that transportation of students and faculty to and from the campus is one of the main stressors. The study of the main campus of Talca to quantify the CF is of immense value to institutions of higher educations as it provides a guideline and a comparative metric for other institutions.

scholarly journals Carbon footprint of a university campus from Colombia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Manuel Varón-Hoyos ◽  
José Osorio-Tejada ◽  
Tito Morales-Pinzón
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
University Campus

scholarly journals Quantifying Carbon Footprint Review in University Campus

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Alamah Misni ◽  
Siti Nor Afzan Buyadi ◽  
Siti Mazwin Kamaruddin ◽  
Puziah Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The University ◽  
Assessment Strategies

A carbon footprint is the number of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by particular human activity. Usually, a carbon footprint is calculated for a year. This study plans to evaluate the carbon footprint of the university. The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Standard for developing a GHG inventory in a university will be used as a standard and guideline. A university has to determine its organizational boundaries in terms of the operations in identifying emissions associated with its services, categorizing them as direct and indirect emissions, and choosing the scope of accounting and reporting for indirect emissions. The primary sources of carbon footprint in the university are from goods and services, transportation, and energy production. This study will document carbon footprint assessment strategies adopted by higher education institutions in the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia.Keywords: Carbon Footprint; Emissions; Greenhouse Gases; University; CampuseISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1765

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